Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-05
HE SWALLOWED IT ALIVE.
Startling Rcmedy for Fever and
Aguc.
"Malaria? ?"
.

"Malaria ?"
"Yes, malaria" :, !.
"No, sir. Pm no more AFRAID OF
malaria than l am OF you," and as the
sneaker was at least ten inches taller
than the reporter, and proportionately
broader, his fear of that dread mala-
dy was probably not excessive.
"I've had malaria and I've been
cured"
eyes, but a man can have malaria
more than once"
sNot if he is cured the way was.
About ten years ago l was living IN
Indiana, Vigo county, near Ierre
Haute. In those days man was not
regarded as strong until he had drank
about a gallon OF whisky and quinine
and shaken down his bedstead three
or four times with the ague. A had a
rather reticent nature, and suppose
Il took the climate longer to get ac-
0uainted with Inc than it did the ordi-
nary run of men. For had to drink
about a barrel Of whisky and take
whole pounds ofquinine before could
get strong enough to even shake my,
self, let alone bed. Old citizens told
me that | had the worse case OF 'feve n
ague,' as they call it, that the county
had ever seen."
.sHow were you cured ?"
81 was lust coming to that. l was
living with the Dennis family, from
the North of Ireland. Mrs. Dennis
used to tell me that she could stop my
chills if only would take her med
icine. She never would tell me what
her medicine was, but ALWAYS said
that II !. would let her be the doctor
she would cure me. Finally, one day
I agreed. She waited till evening,
Then she brought to my bed towel
"'Bind that around your head sc
YOU can't see.' said she.
"sWhat's that for?' said I.
who's the doctor-you or e?''
said she.
$50 bound the rag about my head
"'Now,' said she, take this glass
of water in your right hand, open YOU
mouth, take your dose and drink o
water the second it is in your mouth
Be sure and swallow what give you.
az promised but there was some
thing SO omenous about her prepara
tions that it was with no little appre
hension that opened mouth, held m.
breath, and braced up to take my pun
ishment."
'sDid it taste bad ?"
set didn't have any taste at all. L
felt like a little ball of dust such a
YOU find in the corner of the carpet.
washed it down several second
quicker than instantly, you may b.
sure. Just as it was going down
felt sharp pain in my throat as If i
had scratched"
".'Is it down.? asked Mrs. Dennis
"'Yes,' said.
"'All DOWN."
"'Yes; now tell me what I've
taken?''
'I'll tell you tomorrow, and thel
you'll have no more shakes
'I slept soundly that night, bu
when woke up in the morning m
throat was swollen and very painful
About 10 o'clock Mrs. Dennis came +
my room. She had a little pasteboar
box in her hand.
There she said, look in ther
and see what it is.'
"I looked. Then l felt the bloc
leave my heart. l turned cold an
tainted. When 1 recovered Mrs
Dennis was standing by my side.
'.'Did l take one of those " asket
"'You took the mate of that one.'
"That was years ago and, l nevt
had a chill after tnat day. My throa
got we'll in time and so did l. wa
effectually cured, but wouldn't tax
another dose OF tnat medicine to sav
my 1ife.' :. o,,oa .,
asked the reporter.
at was a big, Larry, black spide
and Il was alive. ."-[New York Mai